Aside from being introduced through mutual friends, online dating is now the second most popular way to meet someone.

Whilst your date’s occupation, education and interests may be important to you, there is a more creative way to discover more about your date without making them feel like they’re being interviewed.

This question is a cleverly disguised means of learning more about your date’s aspirations and life ambitions to see if you share similar ideals.

But, rather than asking the age old question of “what sort of music do you like” (or indeed pinching their portable music devices for a flick through), ask your date to sum up their personality or life in a song.

This clever alternative question will help you learn a bit more about your date’s music trivia and perhaps even a glimpse of their tastes as well.

You can spend forever crafting the perfect online dating profile, but it won’t matter if you don’t know what to say!

Use these to help make you comfortable around each other before the first date rolls around!

If food is the way to your heart, you may be keen to learn about your date’s culinary skills and preferences.